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What happens when sodium chloride is formed through an acid-base reaction?
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It results from hydrochloric acid reacting with sodium hydroxide, producing sodium chloride and water.
What is a key characteristic of salts like potassium permanganate?
Potassium permanganate has a distinctive purple color.
Which groups on the periodic table typically form the cations in salts?
Cations in salts are usually metals from Group 1 or Group 2.
Why are lead diacetate salts not suitable for consumption despite their sweet taste?
Lead diacetate salts are poisonous.
Identify examples of salts that can be produced by metal and non-metal combinations.
Salts produced this way include those from metals and halogens.
What defines a compound as an ionic compound?
It is composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, making it electrically neutral.
How do diazonium salts differ in use compared to typical salts?
Diazonium salts are used for dye pigments in clothing due to their bright colors.
Which salts are always water soluble?
Salts containing sodium, potassium, ammonium cations, and nitrate anions are always water soluble.
Describe a characteristic of insoluble or sparingly soluble salts.
They may dissolve slightly, but typically leave behind crystals.
What property allows solutions of salts to conduct electricity?
Their property as electrolytes enables them to conduct electricity when dissolved.
What is the role of metal ions in fireworks?
Metal salts determine the colors produced when fireworks are burned.
Describe the appearance of sodium chromate compared to traditional table salt.
Sodium chromate appears yellow, unlike the clear crystals of traditional table salt.
Explain how the pH indicator methyl orange signals the completion of a neutralization reaction.
Methyl orange changes from orangey-red to yellow as the pH rises, indicating neutralization.
In regards to industrial production, how is sodium chloride typically obtained?
Sodium chloride is mined or evaporated from seawater.
Why are carbonates among the exceptions to solubility rules in water?
Carbonate anion salts are often water insoluble.
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